(If you’re also asking “Marcin, will this thread ever end?” my answer is I REALLY DON’T KNOW. The discoveries simply don’t seem to ever end.)
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157. For example, only just a few hours ago I discovered a new type of interaction. Instead of inserting a card or touching it a few times, this ticket machine asks you to place it on a mat for the duration of the transaction.pic.twitter.com/efbCA4zFz0
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158. Only yesterday, I discovered that as you approach a taxi, the driver can remotely open your door for you, and then do the same as you arrive. There are also many more automatic sliding doors around, even in little stores. Opening a “normal” door seems like a rarity.
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159. When you pay, even to a cashier, you don’t hand someone the money. You put it on a special tiny tray. It feels elegant and refined. (I went to a coffee shop really early and they didn’t put one out yet, and really scrambled, not wanting to do the transaction without it!)pic.twitter.com/kbag6n9c74
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160. Also, in bakeries and so on you’re supposed to just grab a tray and put your stuff directly on it? It was kind of weird. As you bring it all to the cashier, they transfer them onto a plate or basket for you, or into to-go bags. PLEASE TELL ME I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING WRONG.pic.twitter.com/kohGm8ngvs
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161. Two beautiful things in another bakery’s placard. One is a list indicating the presence of allergens (milk, peanuts, and so on). The other, and I miss it so much from Europe: the price with tax included! (Which is typically usually even the default here?)pic.twitter.com/kyivr1KBRi
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162. Speaking of beautiful… look at these manholes, even the tiny ones!pic.twitter.com/QfDIuRyugc
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And those above, in turns out, are the ones when they phone them in.pic.twitter.com/IaqaZV5D3m
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Because when they don’t phone them in… I seriously have no words.pic.twitter.com/zoxouAqCi6
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Replying to @mwichary
when I took pictures of the manholes I had to explain how beautiful they were to my Japanese friends who thought I was a weirdo. Note: there are "manhole cards" similar to their stamp collecting & there's a book I have with the most beautiful ones :D (can find the ref if u want)
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Replying to @mwichary
there's even the Hiroshima one on the cover :Dpic.twitter.com/q8fa1LGfyV
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